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The Prophet Hen of Leeds was a doomsday hoax that took place in England involving the Second Coming of Christ in 1806.

History

In Leeds, England, in 1806 a hen began laying eggs with the phrase "Christ is coming" on each one.^[1] Eventually it was discovered to be a hoax. The owner, Mary Bateman, had written on the eggs in acid which etched the eggs. She then reinserted the eggs into the hen's oviduct.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "10 failed doomsday predictions". Retrieved 2009-11-12. History has countless examples of people who have proclaimed that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, but perhaps there has never been a stranger messenger than a hen in the English town of Leeds in 1806. It seems that a hen began laying eggs on which the phrase "Christ is coming" was written. As news of this miracle spread, many people became convinced that doomsday was at hand — until a curious local actually watched the hen laying one of the prophetic eggs and discovered someone had hatched a hoax.
^ Charles Mackay (1980). Extraordinary popular delusions & the madness of crowds. Random House. ISBN 0-517-88433-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Strandberg, Todd; last, Terry (2003). Are You Rapture Ready. New York City: Dutton. pp. 35–45. {{cite book}}: Text "James" ignored (help)

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[1] "10 failed doomsday predictions". Retrieved 2009-11-12. History has countless examples of people who have proclaimed that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, but perhaps there has never been a stranger messenger than a hen in the English town of Leeds in 1806. It seems that a hen began laying eggs on which the phrase "Christ is coming" was written. As news of this miracle spread, many people became convinced that doomsday was at hand — until a curious local actually watched the hen laying one of the prophetic eggs and discovered someone had hatched a hoax.

[2] Charles Mackay (1980). Extraordinary popular delusions & the madness of crowds. Random House. ISBN 0-517-88433-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[rr-3] Strandberg, Todd; last, Terry (2003). Are You Rapture Ready. New York City: Dutton. pp. 35–45. {{cite book}}: Text "James" ignored (help)

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 ==History==
-In [[Leeds, England]], in 1806 a hen began laying eggs with the phrase "Christ is coming" on each one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33622934/ns/technology_and_science-science/?pg=2#Tech_Doomsday |title=10 failed doomsday predictions |accessdate=2009-11-12 |quote=History has countless examples of people who have proclaimed that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, but perhaps there has never been a stranger messenger than a hen in the English town of Leeds in 1806. It seems that a hen began laying eggs on which the phrase "Christ is coming" was written. As news of this miracle spread, many people became convinced that doomsday was at hand&nbsp;— until a curious local actually watched the hen laying one of the prophetic eggs and discovered someone had hatched a hoax. |publisher= }}</ref> Eventually it was discovered to be a hoax. The hoaxster had written on the eggs in acid which etched the eggs. He then reinserted the eggs into the hen.<ref>{{cite book  |author=[[Charles Mackay]] |coauthors= |title=Extraordinary popular delusions & the madness of crowds |year=1980 |publisher=[[Random House]] |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=r6avC4YcHYcC&lpg=PA89&ots=mCk1M-EBpI&dq=%22a%20panic%20terror%20of%20the%20end%20of%20the%20world%22&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q=%22a%20panic%20terror%20of%20the%20end%20of%20the%20world%22&f=false |isbn=0-517-88433-X }}</ref>
+In [[Leeds, England]], in 1806 a hen began laying eggs with the phrase "Christ is coming" on each one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33622934/ns/technology_and_science-science/?pg=2#Tech_Doomsday |title=10 failed doomsday predictions |accessdate=2009-11-12 |quote=History has countless examples of people who have proclaimed that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, but perhaps there has never been a stranger messenger than a hen in the English town of Leeds in 1806. It seems that a hen began laying eggs on which the phrase "Christ is coming" was written. As news of this miracle spread, many people became convinced that doomsday was at hand&nbsp;— until a curious local actually watched the hen laying one of the prophetic eggs and discovered someone had hatched a hoax. |publisher= }}</ref> Eventually it was discovered to be a hoax. The owner, [[Mary Bateman]], had written on the eggs in acid which etched the eggs. She then reinserted the eggs into the hen's [[oviduct]].<ref>{{cite book  |author=[[Charles Mackay]] |coauthors= |title=Extraordinary popular delusions & the madness of crowds |year=1980 |publisher=[[Random House]] |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=r6avC4YcHYcC&lpg=PA89&ots=mCk1M-EBpI&dq=%22a%20panic%20terror%20of%20the%20end%20of%20the%20world%22&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q=%22a%20panic%20terror%20of%20the%20end%20of%20the%20world%22&f=false |isbn=0-517-88433-X }}</ref><ref name=rr>{{cite book|title=Are You Rapture Ready|author1-first=Todd|author1-last=Strandberg|author2-first=Terry|author2=last|James|pages=35-45|publisher=Dutton|year=2003|month=June|location=New York City}}</ref>
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